This place has good potential (mainly for singles or couples)... but only after it has had some work and a very deep clean!!
Unfortunately our stay didn’t start well, due to the shambolic check-in procedure. We had confirmed and re-confirmed our arrival time... yet were still left waiting outside the gates with our luggage for almost half an hour in the roasting heat (summer 2019)! The excuse given was that most guests don’t turn-up when they say they will! Surely there is a better way... especially as there is a key safe outside the front door of the property??
We actually stayed here a few years ago and noticed a marked change this time, particularly regarding the general lack of cleanliness throughout (e.g.bathroom sink/taps & toilet) and also the condition of the kitchen items (broken and dirty crockery, glasses etc). Given that there is no air conditioning, the bedrooms were incredibly hot/sweaty at night... so it really wasn’t nice to see that there were no (waterproof) pillow protectors!
Other good/bad/general things to note:
Location: It’s a great location for visiting the local area - we used the train all the time, which is very handy. If you don’t have a car, it is hot work carrying shopping etc up the hill from the train/bus though!
Bedrooms:
Note that the second bedroom really is extremely small... and I think two adults would struggle in here! It was ok for our two very small children... although very hot (36+ degrees) at night, even with the ceiling fan!
Kitchen/cooking facilities:
See comments above re crockery etc. If you’re here on your own, or as a couple, and planning on eating out most of the time, then it’s fine. Otherwise, it’s a very small kitchen... and there is not a single cupboard to store food in! On the plus side, it was great to have the BBQ on the small patio area.
Pool & tennis:
Lovely to have these facilities! The pool was definitely busier this time, but that’s just how it goes! The only thing to note (and this is not a negative) is that the pool is definitely better for older children upwards, given the depth of the ‘shallow’ end.
Other:
I appreciate the cost of air con, but with this summer’s heat (and more to come in the years ahead!) it would be a real asset. Even a fan in the living room would have been good. We had to borrow one from the guardien... which then stopped, so we felt obliged to buy a replacement!!
I hope you find these comments useful.